The zucchini vegetable is low in calories, approximately 15 food calories per 100 g fresh zucchini, and contains useful amounts of folate (24 mcg/100 g), potassium (280 mg/100 g) and vitamin A (115 mcg]/100 g). 1/2 cup of zucchini also contains 19% of the recommended daily amount of Manganese
Zucchini Health Benefits
As well as Zucchini containing large amounts of folate and potassium, the rind contains the nutrient beta-carotene, so to get the most out of your zucchini, you should also eat the rind. Eating plenty of flavonoid- and vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables helps to support the structure of capillaries.
Storing Zucchini
Store zucchini fresh and unwashed in a cold dry place, such as refrigerator drawer, for a maximum of around 3-5 days
Zucchini Trivia
Botanically the zucchini is an immature fruit, being the swollen ovary of the female zucchini flower. Although its ancestry is in the Americas, zucchini is European in origin, the result of spontaneously occurring mutations, called "sports". Zucchini are easy to cultivate in temperate climates, allowing gardeners to shape them into inventive forms in vegetable growing competitions.
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